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Globalization and Popular Sovereignty: Democracy's Transnational Dilemma by Adam Lupel

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We are living in a time of global transformation in which new political arrangements are being formed and old political arrangements now seem insufficient. In this context, alternative forms of authority are gaining strength, putting pressure on the normative currency of democratic politics; the central categories of democratic theory need to be re-examined or they risk becoming co-opted and diminished. Indeed, we must ask, how can the rule of the people be maintained in a transnational age?

This volume analyzes the impact of globalization on the concept of popular sovereignty and rethinks it for the transnational domain. It explores how popular sovereignty has historically determined the form of democratic citizenship and how democratic citizenship and legitimacy can be conceived in the transnational sphere in the absence of a global sovereign order. By inquiring into the new global context of popular sovereignty, the book seeks to better understand the emerging structures of global governance and their potential for democratic legitimacy. Lupel argues:

  • That the challenges of globalization necessitate a rethinking of the concept of popular sovereignty beyond the domain of the nation-state
  • That such a rethinking reveals a tension between the particularism of democratic legitimacy and the universalism of cosmopolitan politics
  • Thus critical attention to the constitutive processes of global governance must become an integral part of democratic theory in the context of globalization; and a principle of transnational popular sovereignty provides the best resources for this purpose.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars of globalization, democratic theory and international relations theory.



About the Author
Adam Lupel is Editor at the International Peace Institute in New York, USA. His work has appeared previously in Constellations, Critical Sociology, Globalizations, and Polity. Most recently, he co-edited "Peace Operations and Organized Crime", a special issue of International Peacekeeping (also published by Routledge).

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An excellent discourse on the concept of sovereignty and on how this is transformed in the global age. It provides an imaginative and erudite comparison between the classic and the modern concepts of sovereignty. Lupel uncovers how democracy is today challenged and offers important insights to make democracy compatible with globalization by granting greater legitimacy and powers to transnational movements and institutions. Daniele Archibugi, Italian National Research Council, Italy, and Birkbeck College, University of London, UK

Does globalization render the concept of popular sovereignty depasse? Seeking to redeem an indispensable element of democracy, Adam Lupel undertakes to re-imagine popular sovereignty for a postwestphalian world. After sorting the wheat from the chaff in leading proposals by Jurgen Habermas and David Held, Lupel develops an alternative conception whereby "the people" may exercise constituent authority in a decentered system of global governance. The result is an important exploration of the possible meanings of popular sovereignty in globalization. Nancy Fraser, Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science, The New School for Social Research, New York, USA


'Globalization and Popular Sovereignty is an insightful and sustained study of 'popular sovereignty' and the challenges posed to it by globalization.' - Craig Borowiak, Perspectives on Politics, Vol. 9, September 2011

'An excellent discourse on the concept of sovereignty and on how this is transformed in the global age. It provides an imaginative and erudite comparison between the classic and the modern concepts of sovereignty. Lupel uncovers how democracy is today challenged and offers important insights to make democracy compatible with globalization by granting greater legitimacy and powers to transnational movements and institutions.' - Daniele Archibugi, Italian National Research Council, Italy, and Birkbeck College, University of London, UK

'Does globalization render the concept of popular sovereignty depasse? Seeking to redeem an indispensable element of democracy, Adam Lupel undertakes to re-imagine popular sovereignty for a postwestphalian world. After sorting the wheat from the chaff in leading proposals by Jurgen Habermas and David Held, Lupel develops an alternative conception whereby "the people" may exercise constituent authority in a decentered system of global governance. The result is an important exploration of the possible meanings of popular sovereignty in globalization.' - Nancy Fraser, Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science, The New School for Social Research, New York, USA





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ISBN 9780415670425
Author Adam Lupel
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 380g

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